Current Events

Despite the fact that the 9/11 Commission report indicates that there were no ties between Iraq and Al Qaeda and that Iraq had nothing to do with the September 11th attack, the American people are still being lead astray by numerous misleading news articles, and by the vice president.
Thus leading the American people in polls to still think there were ties between the two.
Sometimes, I wonder what the hell is wrong with Americans.

The New York times checks Michael Moore’s homework and concludes that his facts are straight. Moore also talks about his war room preparation for the onslaught of Republican lies that are being put in place to combat the film.

Kuwait customs officials stopped four U.S. trucks unders suspicion of bringing radioactive waste into Iraq, and discovered that one of them was indeed filled with radioactive material, with no explanation of why it would be bringing the material into Iraq.
No weapons of mass destruction, so why don’t we plant some?

Signal Orange is a project to make the invisible visible — which is a premise and prerequisite for democracy. The goal of Signal Orange is to unveil the faces that the Bush Administration wants hidden — and to stop pretending that its actions in Iraq are inconsequential.
This is a response: Signal Orange represents the dead with the living — wearing T-shirts in their names. There is one shirt for each soldier who died. The front states how he or she died, the back reads, “(Rank) (First) (Last) can’t vote anymore.” The signal orange color of the shirt was chosen for the same reason it is used where caution is required — it’s the most visible color in person, on camera, and on video. The shirts are to be worn in places where the media is focused, whether that focus is momentary or constant. Examples might include the audience outside a morning talk show, or a parade, or a sporting event, and it certainly includes the Republican National Convention in NYC come September.

Josh Marshall has a really interesting post on the subject of minority groups and the Republican party. He’s speaking specifically about the black community and their overwhelming support of the Democratic party, but his arguments apply to the relationship between the Republican Party and gay people as well.